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negative
/neg-ə-tiv/
 
adj.
 
1.
Def.: pelalag-lag ne eg-apil te me lalag ne kenè wey ke warè
In grammar, a negative sentence includes a word such as 'no' or 'not'.
He answered all the questions in the negative.
Migtabak din ka langun ne insè te warè wey kenè.
 
adj.
 
2.
Def.: kenè egkeupian
MS: kenè egkeupian
If you are negative about something, you don't like it and have bad feelings about it.
Her reaction to my idea was very negative.
Ka igkalalag din te puhawang ku su kenè ne meupiya.
His attitude to life is very negative: he is always unhappy and bitter.
 
adj.
 
3.
Def.: mareet; kenè egpakabulig
MS: kenè egpakabulig; mareet
Something negative is bad or unhelpful.
The dry weather has a negative effect on our garden.
 
adj.
 
4.
Def.: ka numiru ne deisek pad te siru
MS: deisek pad te siru
A negative number is less than zero (0).
 
adj.
 
5.
Def.: warè dalu
MS: warè dalu
If a medical test is negative for a particular illness, the person does not have that illness.
All his medical tests were negative, so we don't know what his illness is.
Sem.Dom.: AWL3
Status: ready

Last updated: 15/Dec/2012